Russia: Kazan city will deliver shopping of the elderly home

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rg.ru (20.03.2020) A hotline has been opened in Kazan for single elderly citizens in connection with the threat of the spread of coronavirus. Pensioners will be able to order food and medicine delivery by phone to their homes so that they do not go out into public places once again. According to the Rospotrebnadzor, people over the age of 60 are especially exposed to COVID-19. With the disease, the risk of complications, including viral pneumonia, is high. To provide the elderly with everything necessary will be specially formed units from social workers and volunteers. The city hall of Kazan emphasizes that the purchase of food and medicine, payment of utility bills will be made for senior citizens.

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Pensioners will be able to order food and medicine delivery by phone to their homes so that they do not go out into public places once again.

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A hotline has been opened in Kazan for single elderly citizens in connection with the threat of the spread of coronavirus. Pensioners will be able to order food and medicine delivery by phone to their homes so that they do not go out into public places once again.

According to the Rospotrebnadzor, people over the age of 60 are especially exposed to COVID-19. With the disease, the risk of complications, including viral pneumonia, is high.

To provide the elderly with everything necessary will be specially formed units from social workers and volunteers.

The city hall of Kazan emphasizes that the purchase of food and medicine, payment of utility bills will be made at the expense of senior citizens.

Calls from senior citizens living in the Aircraft and Novo-Savinovsky districts will be received by phone: +7 (843) 519-34-06 ; in the Vakhitovsky and Volga regions: +7 (843) 264-30-86 ; in the Kirov and Moscow regions: +7 (843) 557-76-10 ; in the Soviet district: +7 (843) 272-17-97.